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noun
Electronics.
- the process of returning part of the output of a circuit, system, or device to the input, either to oppose the input (negative feedback ) or to aid the input (positive feedback ).
- acoustic feedback.
the furnishing of data concerning the operation or output of a machine to an automatic control device or to the machine itself, so that subsequent or ongoing operations of the machine can be altered or corrected.
a reaction or response to a particular process or activity: He got very little feedback from his speech.
evaluative information derived from such a reaction or response: to study the feedback from an audience survey.
Psychology. knowledge of the results of any behavior, considered as influencing or modifying further performance. Compare biofeedback.
Biology. a self-regulatory biological system, as in the synthesis of some hormones, in which the output or response affects the input, either positively or negatively.
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Origin of feedback
First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase feed back
Words nearby feedback
feeb, feeble, feeble-minded, feed, Feed a cold; starve a fever, feedback, feedback inhibition, feedback loop, feed bag, feedbox, feeder
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How to use feedback in a sentence
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After the beta received positive feedback, the pair expanded to a full-scale operation.
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And, at the moment, there seems to be no surefire way for Google to transform these signals into rankings, except to read the feedback of their quality raters before each algorithm update.
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This will require you to ask visitors for feedback, experiment with different messaging options, and regularly review your analytics, among other things.
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The tax base declines and the school system and civic services falter, creating a negative feedback loop that pushes more people to leave.
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She said she'll do that in part by making the community panels diverse and representative of the Oceanside community and listening to their feedback.
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There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
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Have you ever heard any feedback from the CIA/actual spies on Archer?
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But then I thought about the feedback I get from fans, yes we do listen to you, and thought why not?
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He says he has yet to experience any negative feedback from the galaxy of Whovians.
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At the beginning there is a rumbling sound that seems to be feedback.
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Then all they'll do is buzz and sputter until the feedback is broken with the key.
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Before we leave, we throw the machines into feedback, every one of them.
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The trouble with the Ditmars-Horst reactor was that it lacked any automatic negative-feedback system.
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"Just a little feedback in the right place—" murmured Paul absently.
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These feedback pulses we've isolated are nothing but stabs of pure emotion.
British Dictionary definitions for feedback
noun
- the return of part of the output of an electronic circuit, device, or mechanical system to its input, so modifying its characteristics. In negative feedback a rise in output energy reduces the input energy; in positive feedback an increase in output energy reinforces the input energy
- that part of the output signal fed back into the input
the return of part of the sound output by a loudspeaker to the microphone or pick-up so that a high-pitched whistle is produced
the whistling noise so produced
- the effect of the product of a biological pathway on the rate of an earlier step in that pathway
- the substance or reaction causing such an effect, such as the release of a hormone in a biochemical pathway
information in response to an inquiry, experiment, etc there was little feedback from our questionnaire
verb, adverb feed back
(tr) to return (part of the output of a system) to its input
to offer or suggest (information, ideas, etc) in reaction to an inquiry, experiment, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Medical definitions for feedback
n.
The return of a portion of the output of a process or system to the input, especially when used to maintain performance or to control a system or process.
The portion of the output so returned.
The return of information about the result of a process or activity.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Scientific definitions for feedback
The supply of an input to some process or system as a function of its output. See more at negative feedback positive feedback.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Cultural definitions for feedback
A process in which a system regulates itself by monitoring its own output. That is, it "feeds back" part of its output to itself. Feedback is used to control machines; a heating system, for example, uses a thermostat to monitor and adjust its output. Feedback is also used by the human brain to control various muscles and joints.
notes for feedback
By extension, "feedback" is any response or information about the result of a process.
notes for feedback
Feedback is usually a feature of automation.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Feedback in a Sentence Definition
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